Things to do in Chicago

DEC2WedWednesday, December 242 events · Free

1. All day

   'The Stick' Traveling Exhibition by Clay Rice

   Isle a la Cache Museum/PreserveFree

   Arts & Culture

2. 3:30 a.m.5:30 a.m.

   dasq live dj set

   Holiday Light - CD releaseFree

   Music

3. 7 a.m.10 p.m.

   Chicagoland Giving Machine Kiosks

   Pioneer CourtFree

   Community

4. 7 a.m.11 a.m.

   Fast Track to Logistics Top Jobs Training

   WorkOne GaryFree

   Classes & Talks

5. 8 a.m.9 a.m.

   Sat & Act: what's your gameplan?

   100 S State StFreeFamily

   Classes & Talks

6. 8 a.m.8:30 a.m.

   ༻ Join our online Meditation Community!

   ChicagoFree

   Health & Wellness

7. 8 a.m.5 p.m.

   “Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

   Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public LibraryFree

   Arts & Culture

8. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

   Yuletide Treasures: An Artisan Holiday Market

   DuPage Art League School and GalleryFree

   Festivals & Holidays

9. 9 a.m.10 a.m.

   ☕️ 1 Million Cups Chicago ☕️

   TeamWorking by TechNexusFree

   Business & Networking

10. 10 a.m.6 p.m.

    BOO! at the Zoo

    Brookfield Zoo Chicago Discovery CenterFreeFamily

    Tours & Attractions

11. 10 a.m.

    Charles White Across Media: A Visual Archive

    Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts, University of ChicagoFree

    Arts & Culture

12. 10 a.m.

    Chicagoland Giving Machine Initiative

    The Shops at North BridgeFree

    Community

13. 10 a.m.

    Learn English/Aprende Inglés

    Chicago Lawn Branch - Chicago Public LibraryFree

    Classes & Talks

14. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Weekly Morning Story Time at Women & Children First

    Women & Children First BookstoreFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

15. 10:15 a.m.

    Open Play Time

    Jefferson Park, Chicago Public LibraryFree

    Classes & Talks

16. 10:30 a.m.

    Block Play

    Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport, Chicago Public LibraryFree

    Classes & Talks

17. 10:30 a.m.

    Mother Goose at Play: Toddler and Preschool Story and Play Time

    Scottsdale, Chicago Public LibraryFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

18. 10:30 a.m.

    Storypalooza

    Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public LibraryFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

19. 11 a.m.

    Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza

    Christkindlmarket - Daley PlazaFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

20. 11 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Jewelry Jam

    NAMI DuPageFree

21. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    KLEO's Love Pantry

    Life Center COGICFree

    Community

22. 11 a.m.6 p.m.

    LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit

    School of the Art InstituteFree

    Arts & Culture

23. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    2026-2027 MacLean Center Lecture Series

    University of Chicago's Dora Dee Lee Hall, Room L168Free

    Classes & Talks

24. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    Charnley-Persky House Tour (free)

    Charnley-Persky House MuseumFree

    Tours & Attractions

25. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    Noon Healing Hour - Free, Restorative, Transformative, Loving, Kind, Real

    Oak Park Church of Religious SciFree

    Community

26. 12 p.m.12:30 p.m.

    Spotlight Talk: George Bellows's Love of Winter

    The Art Institute of ChicagoFreeFamily

    Classes & Talks

27. 12 p.m.

    Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion

    Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, 8th Fl., Room 8S-14Free

    Classes & Talks

28. 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    Dreaming Big: Navigating Sleep in the First Year

    The Northwestern Children's Practice (NWCP)Free

    Classes & Talks

29. 12:30 p.m.

    Peace by Piece: A Fiber Art "Commuknity"

    Beverly, Chicago Public LibraryFreeFamily

    Classes & Talks

30. 1 p.m.5 p.m.

    17th Annual Symposium with the Judges

    Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel,1 W Upper Wacker DrFree

    Business & Networking

31. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Inventor's Launchpad

    Living Word Christian CenterFree

    Classes & Talks

32. 1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    2026 Fall Job Club

    Lighthouse Church of ChicagoFree

    Classes & Talks

33. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    A Gift of Music (Elliott Chapel)

    Elliott ChapelFree

34. 2 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    FamilySearch: Explore Your Family History

    Glenview Public LibraryFree

    Arts & Culture

35. 2 p.m.

    Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant

    Logan Square Branch, Chicago Public LibraryFreeFamily

    Classes & Talks

36. 2 p.m.

    Teen Wednesday

    Kelly, Chicago Public LibraryFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

37. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Using Machine-Learning Interatomic Potentials with LAMMPS

    John Crerar Library - Kathleen A. Zar RoomFree

38. 3 p.m.5 p.m.

    Christkindl Market at Wrigley Field

    Wrigley FieldFree

39. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

    Crochet Along: Wheat Stitch Pumpkins

    Eisenhower Public Library DistrictFree

    Classes & Talks

40. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    ME SPA Annual Holiday Sip & Spa 2026

    Me SpaFree

    Festivals & Holidays

41. 3:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Special Kids Day Visit with Santa

    Wilder MansionFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

42. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Reading Room with Wolf At Door: Laid Back Book club for Chicago Food Lovers

    Sip Society Coffee Education CenterFree

    Food & Drink